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PUZZLE.

' Patented Sept. 19, 1893.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NORTH S. WORLEY, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,210, datedSeptember 19, 1893.

Application filed May 19, 1893.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NORTH S. WORLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzles;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved puzzle, its object being to providean exceedingly amusing device, pleasing tothe eye, requiring skill inits manipulation and effecting an exercise of the faculties ofcalculation, thus afiording a means of training the eye and brain ofchildren, as well as older persons.

The invention comprises three distinct sets of blocks, beads orcylinders, each set being of a difierent color from the other, and thesebeads are supported on a suitable frame. in such manner as that thecolors may be readily distinguished. The sets of beads represent suitsof clothes of dilferent color, it requirform an entire suit, and thethree constituent parts representing the pants, coat and vest.

In order that my invention may be fully understood Iwill now proceed todescribe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1, is a side view of my puzzle. Fig. 2 is a side view with theblocks, beads or cylinders removed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of oneof the beads or cylinders. Fig. 4 is an under side view.

The frame for supporting such blocks, beads or cylinders as a, shown inFig. 3, is composed of a base or strip 1), provided with a row of wiresor pins 0. Pivoted at each end of the base or strip b, is a button d,which may be turned so as to aflord a support for the frame when itrests on any horizontal surface. I have shown twenty-seven of the wiresor pins 0, but is evident that this number may be varied according tothe number of beads or cylinders a employed. Three distinct colors areshown, and as there are eighty-one beads or cylinders, there will betwenty-seven of them all of one color to each set. The puz- Serial110.474,?95. (No model.)

zle is to so place the beads or cylinders 01 on or coat one day which hehas worn the next preceding day, but he may wear the same coat, forinstance, on alternate days provlding of course no two combinations arealike.

It should also be noticed that no two colors appear side by side. Theblocks, beads or cylinders are to be made of wood, glass or othersuitable material. Of course if desired, instead of different colors,difierent forms or shapes of blocks, beads or cylinders may be used.

Slight changes in the invention may be resorted to by skilled mechanicswithout departing from the scope and spirit thereof; such for instanceas using more beads or colors to each pin, and more than twenty-sevenpins. Also, letters, figures or other characters may be used instead ofcolors, and difierent shapes instead of colors may be used todistinguish the blocks, beads or cylinders.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A puzzle,comprising three distinct sets of blocks, beads or cylinders, of equalnumber, and a frame provided with wires or pins for holding the blocks,beads or cylinders, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A puzzle comprising three distinct sets of blocks, beads orcylinders, each set containing twenty-seven parts, and a frame providedwith twenty-seven wires or pins each, for holdthe base or strip, andblocks, beads or cylinmovable objects of equal number, adapted to dersadapted to be arranged on said wires or be received by said Wires orpins, substanpins, substantially as, and for the purpose set tially asset forth.

forth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 5 4. A puzzle,comprising a base or strip propresence of two Witnesses.

g ided Wlth pivoted buttons, and W res or pins NORTH \VORLEY.

or supportlng blocks, beads or cylinders, sub stantially as and for thepurpose set forth. Witnesses:

5. A puzzle, comprising a series of spaced P. B. TRIPLETT, I0 Wires orpins, and several distinct sets of re- D. O. ORUNEN.

